Let’s do tips and recommendations for distraction and self care when times get tough in a busy/stressful way Lord knows I need them but I’m sure many others reading will do too. Appreciate every shared thought. If you’ve got no tips to offer, I also accept pet pictures at this checkpoint - ThreadSky

pigletish.bsky.social • 87 days ago

Let’s do tips and recommendations for distraction and self care when times get tough in a busy/stressful way

Lord knows I need them but I’m sure many others reading will do too. Appreciate every shared thought.

If you’ve got no tips to offer, I also accept pet pictures at this checkpoint

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em08.bsky.social•87 days ago

em08.bsky.social•87 days ago

Nyx and Hades

paralicesis.bsky.social•87 days ago

The last couple of months have been tremendously shitty

I’ve been trying to take it day by day. Trying new and old hobbies

I was getting really into whittling before it got too cold outside, and now I’m trying to learn how to cross stitch and sewing. Though I’m having a hard time picking it up

sandra-d66.bsky.social•87 days ago

litgirl96.bsky.social•87 days ago

My distractions tend to be channel surfing, crafting (which I like anyway), and journaling. Sometimes I use meal planning as a distraction, tho' it's practical--I try to choose ingredients I can use in more than one recipe. When I'm really stressed, sleep takes over.

jb304.bsky.social•87 days ago

abnewcrest.bsky.social•87 days ago

That's baby Raikou for you. Not grown into her ears yet.

breensims.bsky.social•87 days ago

maggie is a back sleeper lol

pigletish.bsky.social•87 days ago

Oh my goodness, she’s adorable! What kind of dog is she?

breensims.bsky.social•87 days ago

she's cavapom. half cavalier/half pomeranian

pigletish.bsky.social•87 days ago

Gorgeous! My dad has a Jollie and they look similar to your dog weirdly

breensims.bsky.social•87 days ago

it just so happened to work out that all our dogs are half and half. there's maggie, then eliza who's half bulldog/half lab, and loretta who is half mastiff/half american bulldog

breensims.bsky.social•87 days ago

also, i like the ritual behind making a nice cup of tea. it helps me to relax.

or lofi beats while reading

caddywhite.bsky.social•87 days ago

My two distractions, Kira and Tara.

halfironmum.bsky.social•87 days ago

Learning to knit has helped me enormously. I didn't think I could do it having tried and failed many times as a child, but it helps keep my brain and hands busy when i need to rest.

kunikos.bsky.social•87 days ago

Look up the Japanese word Uketamo: always works for many people.

whitneyalexsims.bsky.social•87 days ago

The sleepiest of sleepy boys

toddsargent123.bsky.social•87 days ago

I love a nice neighborhood walk, especially to quite literally stop and smell the roses

ghostofunionave.bsky.social•87 days ago

YMMV but I Iiterally bought a new instrument I'm trying to play everyday. Trying to create something constructive for my mind to do that isn't doom scrolling.

Puppers also help a ton

ellupelluellu.bsky.social•87 days ago

What helped to my stress in past was with walks at forest. Total break to all screentime , gaming , internet or like that.

artsngrafts.bsky.social•87 days ago

Pepper 🤍

pigletish.bsky.social•87 days ago

Oh hi pepper - did you get a kitty 👀🥹

artsngrafts.bsky.social•87 days ago

I wish! No my mum adopted this older baby a month ago 🥹

kanderin.bsky.social•87 days ago

Me and this guy spend a LOT of time on long walks and I'll tell him every thought in my head, especially the ones I feel I can't tell other people. He listens, he doesn't respond, and sometimes that's all I need.

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